Export Market
Chinese imports fall in April
14/05/2012
The amount of material imported into China continued to fall in April, according to the latest Chinese Custom’s statistics.BIR appeals to the European Commission over Italian scrap export decree
17/04/2012
A new Italian decree on the shipping of waste internationally has been criticised by the Bureau of International Recycling (BIR).
Maersk announces it is taking bookings on its Europe to Asia route again
17/04/2012
Shipping line Maersk has said that it is recommencing bookings on its backhaul route from Europe to Asia.Company admits sending illegal waste exports to Brazil
13/04/2012
Edwards Waste Paper of Barking, east London has pleaded guilty at the High Court to transporting waste to Brazil illegally.Only copper imports into China up in March, while plastics drop
10/04/2012
Copper was the only material to see an increase in this month’s Chinese import statistics.Freight prices rocket meaning domestic material price falls likely
04/04/2012
The cost of shipping material to Asia from Europe has jumped in the last two weeks and is likely to keep rising until at least May.Shipping line Maersk suspends all northern Europe to Asia bookings
26/03/2012
Exporters of materials such as metals, plastics and paper have been hit by the news that shipping line Maersk has suspended services to China from northern Europe.Chinese imports up in February but showing mixed picture
12/03/2012
February’s imports of copper, aluminium, paper, PET and ABS into China were all up on January but some were weak compared to December.Clearing introduced for Europe to Asia shipping routes will allow forward pricing
06/03/2012
A hedging tool for container price risk has been launched by the World Container Index (WCI) for the backhaul routes.
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